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Rayycc1
Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 07:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My Uly did not come with a tool kit ...and i want to put together a good basic kit with all i might need on 2500 mile trips...suggestions from he experienced are needed.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

seriously? not 1 reply?
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Fotoguzzi
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bring about 25 pounds of tool if I'm on a 2,500 mile trip. local trips I just make sure to have a tire plug kit.
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

During normal maint and repairs, collect duplicate tools that you use as well as elect tape and a small tube of blue loktite. Cut the leg off an old pair of jeans and sew one end up to form a tool roll. Also include the instructions and codes for manual trouble code blink test.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ok...as i said just got the Uly and i am unfamiliar with what tools i need at all? are the fasteners SAE or Metric? what basic sizes do you guys carry? any specialty tools?....i am as yet unfamiliar with the bike so i'm a bit blind as of yet. Thanks for the replies!
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Woodnbow
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 12:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Rayycc1, I'm new to the Uly as well, mine came with the kit but it seems like there are lots of Torx and SAE Allen fasteners, many of the bolts (all of the me on the engine/trans) are SAE. The axles of course require an axle tool which you can find on AmericanSportBike.com So far I haven't found any Metric bolts on my Uly but I haven't had to dig into it to any great degree... Best of luck,
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Afsoc_commando
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Your in for a treat...

This bike is a combination of Metric and SAE

Eric sourced from everywhere for this bike....

I have included an image I found with the tools that came with the large Buell Tool Roll they use to sell, it will help you get started.

Good Luck!

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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Perfect! Just what i needed to know! Thanks for the info!
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Arry
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Panhead, I like you tool role idea.
Afsoc, Nice list.
Rayy, Also, A spare drive belt, tubeless tire repair kit, are good ideas
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Hughlysses
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

One critical item missing from the kit and list above is an axle removal tool. It comes in the tool kit with the bike; it's a length of 7/8" hex stock with a snap ring halfway down. You need a 7/8" wrench (or socket or adjustable wrench) to turn it. If you don't have it, a better substitute is a 1/2" drive, 13/16" spark plug socket. Most of these have a 7/8" hex on the drive end that fits the front and rear axles perfectly. You take a 1/2" extension and insert it through the "spark plug" end of the socket, then stick the end in the axle. You'll have to remove the rubber insert from the socket first if it has one.

Like this:



(not my pic; I have one somewhere, but I couldn't it)
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great tip Thanks!
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Arry...my bike only has 9k miles on it...but after reading up a little i think i'm going to install a new drive belt and keep the old one as a spare
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 05:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I always thought the axle tool was 22mm. I've been using a 22mm socket on it for years. I'll try the 7/8" and see if it's a better fit.
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Callawegian
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 08:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hughlysses that is a great idea on how to remove the axles thanks for posting.
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Mgd
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t 31.0-8/10007300_10152255127195891_958038924_o.jpg

You may want to consider a making a jack cradle.

I already had a motorcycle jack, so this was an economical solution for maintenance needs.

(Message edited by mgd on March 23, 2014)
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

7/8" is just under 22mm, that's why that socket worked for you. They are close enough not to matter, but you may find the 7/8" socket has less play.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just bought a motorcycle jack last night...need to make the cradle tomorrow. I have a table lift already with a wheel chock on it...but that wont work for wheels off work.
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Mgd
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There are marks on the stock exhaust for the spacing of the bunks on the cradle. I think they are 11" apart, but take a look first.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 10:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If you're on the road and lose a rear tire, you CAN plug and re-bead the tire laying the bike on the saddlebags.

I also carry the smallest Slime compressor I could find, in the underseat bag, to go with the rope plug kit. I carry the large Buell toolkit in one of the saddlebags, and let's not forget the MSR fuel bottle in an operator's tube under one bag (the other operators tube has a first aid kit).



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Fotoguzzi
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Clever RatBuell, how did you mount the tubes?
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Reepicheep
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 01:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You can tripod it with the side stand and one floor jack as well...
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

500 miles from home, headed back from WVBR '10, and I didn't have my floor jack with me : (

Tubes are just bolted to the bottoms of the bags with big ol' flatwashers, nylocks, and bolts. I put a schmear of RTV between each flatwasher and the bag, for a weathertight seal. Been there five or six years now, no issues.
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Woodnbow
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 09:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

And they're relatively low in keeping with "mass centralization" concepts... :-)
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